Shweta Desai, once a high-earning executive in London, says relocating to Australia and landing a job cleaning Airbnb apartments shattered the identity tied to her title. Rather than treating it as a setback, she used the shift to question self-worth and money’s meaning, then turned her experience into coaching and community building for others seeking reinvention.
Bengaluru techie Pradeep Kannan walked away from a secure corporate job to start a small ice cream and falooda shop in Karur. Early skeptics questioned the move, but he kept refining recipes and doubling down on quality. What began as a modest outlet grew into a brand with 18-plus stores across India and Dubai, valued at around ₹9 crore today.
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